Jacobi Boykins

Jacobi Boykins

No. 89–Ironi Ness Ziona
Position	Shooting guard
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 28) St. Petersburg, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Florida)
College	Louisiana Tech (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020–2021	Panteras de Aguascalientes
2021	Spójnia Stargard
2021–2022	Arka Gdynia
2022–2023	Semt77 Yalovaspor
2023	Mornar
2023–present	Ironi Ness Ziona

Jacobi Boykins (born February 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

High school career

Boykins attended Lakewood High School and was coached by Anthony Lawrence Sr. He missed his entire junior season due to a car accident that fractured two vertebrae. As a senior, he led the team to the Florida Class 5A title game and scored 25 points in the 64–53 quarterfinal win at Cape Coral Mariner. ^[1]

College career

Boykins played college basketball at Louisiana Tech. He averaged 4.1 points and 1.0 rebound per game as a freshman. ^[2] As a sophomore, Boykins averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. ^[3] On November 27, 2016, he scored a career-high 26 points and made six three-pointers in a 74–53 win over Maryland Eastern Shore. ^[4] He was suspended for one game on January 27, 2017, due to his role in a bench-clearing fight against UAB that forced the Bulldogs to finish the game with four players. ^[5] Boykins averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2 steals per game as a junior. ^[6] He shot 46 percent from the floor and 41 percent from three-point range, setting the Louisiana Tech record with 89 made three-pointers. Boykins was named to the Third Team All-Conference USA as well as the Defensive Team. Following the season he declared for the 2017 NBA draft but ultimately returned to school. ^[7] As a senior, Boykins averaged 14.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. ^[6] He was again named to the Third Team All-Conference USA. ^[8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Boykins signed with the Orlando Magic and averaged eight points and two rebounds per game in two games. He signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League on January 6, 2019. ^[6] In his rookie season, Boykins averaged 19.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. ^[9] On December 31, Boykins matched his career-high with 29 points, including seven three-pointers, versus the Memphis Hustle. In his second season with the Vipers, Boykins averaged 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. On February 27, 2020, Boykins was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce alongside a second round pick in the 2020 NBA G League Draft in exchange for the rights to Jarnell Stokes. ^[10]

On August 5, 2020, Boykins signed for the Croatian team Zadar, but left a month and a half later before playing an official game. ^{[11] [12]} On October 13, he signed with Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. ^[13]

On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). ^[14]

On October 20, 2021, he has signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League. ^[15]

On October 4, 2022, he has signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League. ^[16]

References

1. Deluca, Dan (February 22, 2014). "Region boys basketball: Boykins boosts Lakewood to state". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. "Conference USA Preview 2015–16". Three Man Weave. September 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
3. Cloninger, David (November 10, 2016). "Year 5 for Frank Martin's Gamecocks begins with 3 games in 5 days". The State . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. "Louisiana Tech rolls to 74–63 win over Md-Eastern Shore". ESPN . Associated Press. November 27, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. "Jacobi Boykins, Hakeem Baxter each suspended 1 game after wild Louisiana Tech-UAB melee". ABC7. January 27, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
6. "Rio Grande Valley Vipers Acquire Guard Jacobi Boykins". Our Sports Central. January 6, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. "La. Tech's Jacobi Boykins declares for NBA Draft". The News-Star . April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "MBB: C-USA Announces All-Conference Teams". Conference USA . March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
9. Duckett, Anthony (November 12, 2019). "6 Players the Houston Rockets could call up from the Rio Grande Vipers: 4. Jacobi Boykins". Space City Scoop. FanSided . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
10. "SKYFORCE ACQUIRES JACOBI BOYKINS, 2ND ROUND PICK FROM VIPERS". NBA.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
11. "Jacobi Boykins is the new Zadar player". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
12. "VIDEO Mršić: Boykins je bio nespreman, nismo htjeli riskirati" [VIDEO Mršić: Boykins was not fit, we did not want to take the risk]. basketball.hr (in Croatian). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
13. "Jacobi Boykins reforzará Panteras". Cobos.tv (in Spanish). October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
14. "Do naszej drużyny dołącza Jacobi Boykins". spojniastargard.com (in Polish). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
15. "Boykins przechodzi do Asseco Arki". plk.pl (in Polish). October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
16. "Yalovaspor'dan erken hamle" (in Turkish). basketfaul. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

External links

• Louisiana Tech Bulldogs bio
• NBA G League profile